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Ex-leader of C?te d?Ivoire surrenders to forces loyal to elected president ? UN
Alassane Dramane Ouattara was declared winner of C?te d?Ivoire?s presidential elections
11 April 2011 ? The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Cote d?Ivoire today confirmed that the country?s former president Laurent Gbagbo has surrendered to forces loyal to President-elect Alassane Ouattara and is currently in their custody.
?ONUCI [UN Operation in Cote d?Ivoire] is providing protection and security in accordance with its Security Council mandate,? the spokesperson of the Secretary-General told reporters at UN Headquarters.
C?te d'Ivoire has been engulfed by violence since last November, when Mr. Gbagbo refused to step down from power, despite losing a UN-certified and internationally recognized presidential election to Mr. Ouattara.
The Security Council, meanwhile, went into urgent consultations during which it will hear a briefing on the unfolding situation in C?te d?Ivoire from the Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Alain Le Roy.
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=38070&Cr=Ivoire&Cr1=
Alassane Dramane Ouattara was declared winner of C?te d?Ivoire?s presidential elections
11 April 2011 ? The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Cote d?Ivoire today confirmed that the country?s former president Laurent Gbagbo has surrendered to forces loyal to President-elect Alassane Ouattara and is currently in their custody.
?ONUCI [UN Operation in Cote d?Ivoire] is providing protection and security in accordance with its Security Council mandate,? the spokesperson of the Secretary-General told reporters at UN Headquarters.
C?te d'Ivoire has been engulfed by violence since last November, when Mr. Gbagbo refused to step down from power, despite losing a UN-certified and internationally recognized presidential election to Mr. Ouattara.
The Security Council, meanwhile, went into urgent consultations during which it will hear a briefing on the unfolding situation in C?te d?Ivoire from the Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Alain Le Roy.
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=38070&Cr=Ivoire&Cr1=